CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies

🎓FIFA MASTER 26TH EDITION: APPLY NOW! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSjR87xQ The official application portal for the next edition of the award winning FIFA Master is now open. Please note that the deadline for applying to the 26th Edition (2025-2026) of the FIFA Master is midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday, 10 January 2025. Only complete applications received by this date will be considered by the Scientific Committee. The selection process will take around 3-4 months. Accepted candidates will begin their course studies in September 2025 🥇The FIFA Master - International MA in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport was recently ranked as the #1 Postgraduate Sport Management course in Europe for a record twelfth time in the influential 2024 SportBusiness Postgradute rankings. With over 90% of our 650+ FIFA Master graduates, and who represent 120+ nationalities - now working in the sports industry, the impact of the FIFA Master reaches across all continents and nations. Organised by CIES in partnership with De Montfort University #UK, SDA Bocconi #Italy and the Université de Neuchâtel #Switzerland the course is a leading Postgraduate programme developing all-round managers who can cope with the increasingly complex world of sport. CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies, FIFA Master Alumni Association, International Centre for Sports History and Culture

Age of men’s national teams: global analysis ⚽ 📚 CIES Football Observatory (Weekly Post n° 483) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eV9S9UpX Issue number 483 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post compares 144 men’s senior national teams in terms of the average age of line-ups fielded in 2024. Values range from a high of 30.38 years of age for #Peru (ahead of #Iran) to a low of 23.05 years of age for the #CaymanIslands (ahead of #PuertoRico).

The 25th Edition is honoured to be the first FIFA Master class that visited the Leicester City Football Club Women's Trainning Ground - a inspiring commitment to women’s football - as part of the Humanities of Sport module #UK. 🎓 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNEEKCP2

🎓 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNEEKCP2 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺) 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Only complete applications received by this date will be considered by the Scientific Committee. The selection process will take around 3-4 months. Accepted candidates will begin their course studies in September 2025. 🥇 The FIFA Master - International MA in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport was recently ranked as 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝟭 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 in the influential 2024 SportBusiness Postgradute rankings. With over 𝟵𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟲𝟱𝟬+ 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝟬+ 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 - 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, the impact of the FIFA Master reaches across all continents and nations. Organised by CIES in partnership with De Montfort University #UK, SDA Bocconi #Italy and the Université de Neuchâtel #Switzerland the course is a leading Postgraduate programme developing all-round managers who can cope with the increasingly complex world of sport. CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies, FIFA Master Alumni Association, International Centre for Sports History and Culture, International Olympic Committee – IOC, Olympic Museum

👍 Thanks European Club Association (ECA) for inviting CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies to be part of the annual ECA Working Group week, which was held in November @ #Vienna #Austria The purpose of these working groups, a cornerstone of ECA's structure, is to develop comprehensive recommendations led by the Member Clubs on key areas of activity such as Men's Football, Women's Football, Youth Football, Commercial & Innovation, Finance, Legal & Regulatory, Sustainability, ECA Governance & Development and Fans. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTmEaY6Z "The second day of ECA Working Group week Men’s Football, Legal & Regulatory and the Commercial & Innovation Working Groups  come together to discuss some vital issues at the heart of the European game. Attention also turned to the international match calendar and this was supported with an insightful presentation by Fernando Roitman from CIES focusing on the number of matches in the international match calendar. After the presentation, smaller groups deep dived into specific questions around the current calendar and player workload."

🔉 FIFA MASTER IN THE MEDIA - #Alumni "How the FIFA Master gave future JFA chief new perspectives" 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNEEKCP2 (source : SportBusiness) "Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, who was appointed Japan Football Association (JFA) president in March 2024, completed his FIFA Master course in 2013 after wrapping up a glittering playing career that saw him captain his country at two FIFA World Cups."

🎓 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟲𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNEEKCP2 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗜𝗙𝗔 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺) 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

📚 The FIFA Master 25th Edition had the privilege of visiting St. George's Park, home of The Football Association #England - the first ⚽️ association in the 🌍.

🔉 FIFA/CIES INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY NETWORK #Chile Universidad Santo Tomás (CL) (UST): Conferencia de Christian Schmölzer, FIFA Men’s Tournament Manager (#Spanish) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMdJjf94 Universidad Santo Tomás (CL) (UST): Lecture by Christian Schmölzer, FIFA Men’s Tournament Manager (#English) 👉 https://lnkd.in/em8_qw6Y ✔️CIES - International Centre for Sports Studies ✔️ FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management ✔️ Universidad Santo Tomás (CL) ✔️ Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh) ✔️ Comité Olímpico de Chile

Young revelation player of the year ⚽ 📚 CIES Football Observatory (Weekly Post n° 482) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQkws_FV The 482nd CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 💯 players under the age of 20 (as of 27 November) with the most playing experience* in 2024, while having played fewer than #900 official game minutes at senior level in the previous year. Despite being just 17.8 years old, FC Barcelona’s centre back Pau Cubarsí tops the list.